Newington Rd0.1 mi from Newington centrelast reviewed April 2026
Owner-run on Newington Road, with retail beans behind the counter and a Southside following that's been here long enough to stop explaining why. Straightforward espresso, chai made with loose tea and spices.
Sells beans, makes the chai with actual spices, and has earned its Newington regulars.
Ulterior Motives · 16 Jul
For three weeks every August, Edinburgh stops hosting festivals and turns into one.
Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug
I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.
Newington Rd0.1 mi from Newington centrelast reviewed April 2026
Owner-run on Newington Road, with retail beans behind the counter and a Southside following that's been here long enough to stop explaining why. Straightforward espresso, chai made with loose tea and spices.
Sells beans, makes the chai with actual spices, and has earned its Newington regulars.
72 Newington Rd, Edinburgh EH9 1QN, UK
0.1 mi from Newington centre
Ulterior Motives · 16 Jul
For three weeks every August, Edinburgh stops hosting festivals and turns into one.
Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug
I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.
The 'Roasters' in the name is literal. Filter and espresso run on their own beans, with enough single-origin variety on the menu that what you order is a considered choice.
The coffee starts at MF's own washing station in northern Malawi, sourced from smallholders the founders know personally, before Papercup Glasgow roasts it. The micro-lot menu names varieties down to the cultivar.
A Newington independent where someone has thought about the beans. Not a detour, but if you're on South Clerk Street it earns the stop.